A defensive switch by the Madison Trojans was a determining factor Friday in the team's 63-38 win over the Morenci Bulldogs in a Tri-County Conference boys basketball game.

"We played really well against their man-to-man in the first quarter, and then (they) made the switch to a high 3-2 to take advantage of all his long arms, and it really rattled us, and that in turn affected our defensive play," explained Morenci coach Jim Bauer. "We didn't move the ball well after that and we went stagnant on offense."

Morenci led 19-10 after one quarter, but then was held to single digits in the rest of the three quarters while Madison was able to score 41 points in the second half.

Hayze Wolf, who went down with an ankle injury early in the second quarter, led Morenci (0-4, 0-3) with 11 points and four assists, and he did come back in the second half.

Bedford 74, Adrian 55: At Temperance, the visiting Maples had no answer to stopping Bedford's 6-foot-7 Jackson Lamb, who lit up the scoreboard for 34 points — 24 of those in the first half — in a Southeastern Conference crossover loss to the Mules.

Lamb was effective down low in the first half, and then he went outside and started hitting jumpers in the second half as the Maples threw everything at him defensively. Bound and determined not to let him have uncontested shots, the Maples sent the Mules to the free-throw line 37 times (26-for-37). The Maples lost all three of their post players to fouls.

The Maples (2-3) held a 9-2 lead early and trailed just 18-14 after one quarter and 35-27 at halftime, after which they cut it to six points at one point in the third quarter.

Kyle Hill led Adrian with 20 points, five rebounds and four assists. Brett Bartels netted 11 points with four rebounds and four steals. Brandon Bays grabbed six rebounds.

-- Adrian freshmen: The Maples won the freshman contest 55-52. Jzavion McGowan had 12 points and five rebounds, while Dario Gauna added 10 points and four rebounds for Adrian.

Clinton (7-0, 3-0 TCC) held the lead nearly the entire game, but Whitmore Lake refused to go away and were nipping at the Redskins' heels until the end.

After Clinton took an 11-6 lead in the first quarter, both teams began to heat up. The two teams combined for 32 points in the second quarter as Clinton took a slim 26-23 lead into the half.

Page 2 of 2 - The Trojans were able to close the gap to just a point in the third quarter, but Clinton went on a late surge in the final quarter and picked up the victory.

Grant Clark posted a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds for Clinton. TJ Baker finished with 12 points and four assists, while Marco Nunzi had five points and five assists. Ricky Miller added six points and seven rebounds.

Onsted 46, Columbia Central 33: At Onsted, a quick start by the Onsted Wildcats and solid defense throughout the game added up to an Lenawee County Athletic Association win over the Golden Eagles.

Onsted improves to 2-1 in the league and 4-1 overall, while Columbia Central is 1-2 and 2-4.

Onsted opened up a 15-3 lead after the opening quarter and then withstood a small run by the Eagles in the second to maintain a 26-19 halftime lead. The Wildcats limited Columbia's second chances throughout the second half and mixed their defenses effectively.

Devin Louden turned in a double-double for the Wildcats with 14 points, 12 rebounds and seven blocked shots, while Travis Newsome found his range beyond the arc with 16 points (four 3s) and three steals.

BD's Devin Gruber scored 12 of his team-high 18 points in the third quarter. Jordan Osbun added six points for the Patriots (0-3, 0-3 TCC).

Dundee 81, Blissfield 45: At Blissfield, the Royals fell to the Vikings in Friday's LCAA matchup.

Blissfield (2-4, 2-1 LCAA) couldn't find a way to slow down the Dundee (7-0, 3-0 LCAA) offense. The Vikings scored 28 points in the first quarter and took a 42-22 lead into the half. After Dundee scored another 25 points in the third quarter, the game was out of reach for the Royals.

Connor Vandecaveye led the Royals with 14 points, and Dakota Suiter finished with eight points.